Improvement in burial-cases



FRANCIS W. COLBY, OF STREATOR, AND JOSEPH DREW, OF WENONA, ILL.

IMPROVEMENT IN BURIAL-CASES.

-Specitication forming part of Letters Patent No. l 79,098, dated J une 27, 1876; application led November 11, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, FRANcIs W. OoLBY, of Streator, La Salle county, State of Illinois, and JOSEPH DREW, ot' Wenona, county ot- Marshall, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Burial-Cases, of which thefollowing is a specification:

The nature ofthe present invention consists in a burial-case which has its body part made of cement, with an internal sheet or layer of wire-cloth or perforated metal, protected with asphalt or suitable bituminous substance; and, further, in the novel construction of an eXterior metal frame and detachable handle-rods, as hereinafter fully described and shown.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the exterior ot' our improved burial-case; Fig. 2, an end view thereof; Fig. 3, a transverse section on line Fig. l 5 Fig. 4, a top view of the exterior' ot' the case 5 Fig. 5, an enlarged broken section of the ca-se, showing the position ot' the wire-cloth. Fig. 6 shows a strip of wire-cloth.

A A represent the sides, B B the ends, D the bottom, and O the top, of the case. All of the parts enumerated, except the top, are molded in a single piece, With a layer of wire-cloth, I, between the outside and inside layer of cement. rjfhis wire-cloth or perforated sheet metal, before so used, is thoroughly covered withv asphalt or other substance which will'protect it from the effects of moisture. In practice the wire-cloth is formed the shape required after it is coated, and then placed in a mold and the cement poured round it; or one layer of cement may be formed and the cloth placed closely to it in a thin coat ot cement, after which the other side otl the cloth can be coated. The object of the cloth is to strengthen the cement that it may withstand transportation and any pressure usually brought on burial-cases. A represents the sides, B the ends, D the bottom, and G the top, of the cotlin or case. F represents the upper section, and E the lower section, ofthe iron frame. H represents the corner ribs, and G the central ribs, of the frame, which may be made of east or sheet meta-l. After the trame is set up, the wire-cloth I, after having been thoroughly coated with asphaltum, is to be formed the proper shape and size to fit the inside of the frame, leaving a suitable space for the outer coat of cement, which can be spread on the wire-cloth with a trowel or other suitable tool; or the iron frame may be set in a suitable mold, and the cement run onto the outside of the wire. The cement is to be put on the inside of the wire with a trowel or brush. lThe wire-cloth, however, can be set in a mold, and both of its sides cemented by pouring in liquid cement, and the frame can be set in cement on the outside ot' the case when dry.

The frame may be painted or ornamented in any style desired, and the cement may be polished and also ornamented by figures or emblems to give a neat and chaste appearance.

Projecting out from the ribs of the iron frame are eyes a, in which are placed handlerods d. rPhe rods are removable, and are held in place for transportation by means ot' knobs on one end and nuts on the other. They are to be taken out before the case is put in the earth to be used with another case, the eyes remaining` to support the lowering straps or cords. or with glasses by cementing the same in the layers ot' cement. The wire-cloth top or lid is to be molded in the same manner as the sides, and it may be cemented to them or bolted to an iron flange, c, projecting in from the top frame, as shown in drawing B, in which case a strip of wood,f, is attached by screws to the under side ot' the frame to support the lining ot the case.

We claim and desire to secure Pat-ent- 1. TheA combination of the metal frame F E H G with the cement and wire ca-se A B C D, as described and shown.

2. The combination of the eyes a and removble handle-rods d with the case, constructed as described.

by Letters FRANcIs w. coLBY. JOSEPH DREW.

Witnesses:

H. N. RYoN, S. A. DREW.

The top may be provided with aglass 

